January 15, 2009, 11:29AM

As just about any singer who has put down a vocal track in a recording studio can tell you, listening back to your isolated vocals, naked without instrumentation, can be a harrowing experience. Imagine the dread of hearing your own voice on tape times about 10,000. Somehow, though, I imagine David Lee Roth sitting back and really enjoying listening... Full story »

December 16, 2008, 1:37PM

The Smoking Gun has gotten its hands on a truly historic document: Van Halen's 1983 World Tour rider! Close observers of both legal documents and music history have long talked about this fabled 53-page document. In it, the band lists its concert-day needs, including a large tube of KY jelly, some herring with sour cream and of course a... Full story »